Internet filtering is a way for a certain group of people to filter what others look at on the World Wide Web. At school, it is meant to keep students from looking at inappropriate web sites. It also helps to get rid of hackers and viruses, as well as keeping students from abusing their privileges to be on the internet. Internet filtering has both its advantages and disadvantages. .
On one hand, it protects our schools database system by detecting and deleting viruses while providing more immunity against hackers. On the other hand, it unintentionally blocks web sites and links that are school appropriate and can be used for research. It is also hard to define what consequences are necessary for particular offenses for going to inappropriate sites. Most of my peers at this high school know that the internet is monitored and they would never intentionally go into a web site that contained offensive material. Yet I have had friends get sent to OCS for looking at inappropriate material. Not because they meant to go on to the website, but because it was an accident. The students cannot determine what pops up on their screen when they do an image search on google.com. Another question arises when limits should be set on what can be seen by other people. At our school, I believe technology is able to look inside our e-mail if we open it up. I don't think this should be allowed. It is like someone opening your mail from the Post Office, which is a felony. .
In conclusion, internet filtering is here to stay. How we go about it is up to the individual group it is affecting. It is a never ending job since the internet is always changing and new, inappropriate web sites are always popping up. .
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